Show SEATTLE BOY BUILDS BETTER FREAK YACHT THAN FAMOUS FIFE Seattle Jul July a lead of oC a good half hair mile the yacht Spirit desIgned built and captained b by Ted Geary Gear a boy of this defeated the Alexandra of the Royal Roal Vancouver B C Yacht club In the InternatiOnal races held on Puget Sound today crossing the line winner by three minutes and seconds The Alexandra was specially de designed signed for light sailing In these waters by Fife oje the noted English designer who drew the plans for the Shamrock cup challengers or of Sir Thomas Lipton fame The rhe creation of oC the youth who has built nine yachts since he was 13 years ears old won from one of the worlds greatest ma marine marino rino rine draftsmen The Seattle craft won two out of three races losing the second one b by six feet Ceet through error ln n judg menu Skipper Graveley of oC the British boat was outgeneraled at every turn b by the boy when working to windward the greatest test of oC seamanship In working to windward the American yacht was far the fastest turning the first huo buoy six minutes ahead with more than a half mile to spare spart The British boat gained while sailing before beCore the wind and finish finished Id ed three minutes and second seconda 4 after the winner the Spirit covering th the course In two Jours nine minutes and fifteen seconds Thirty British Columbia yachts and lye belonging on the Sound witnessed the therace therace race Hon Governor James Dun muir of British Columbia will present It a 2000 cup to the yacht acht Spirit Gear Geary Is he planning a ne new boat for next year ear |